Quotes about "Family & Parenting"

I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life. ”

Although I come from a family who are Muslim - my mother is Egyptian, my father is Palestinian - my mother only puts a veil on her head when she has a bad hair day. ”

The Alzheimer's Association in the United States, founded by Jerome Stone, they found me because they had heard rumours that my mom was diagnosed. Jerry said, 'We're a small family group, and we would like to know if you'd like to join us and to spread the word about this disease.' I said, 'Absolutely.' ”

Having life experiences outside of acting is something my family has always made sure happens. ”

Your child is happy. What else could you want? ”

If I didn't have children, I think my life would be a failure. ”

I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me. ”

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway. ”

People come up and say, 'Thank you' for showing a black family loving their masculine-presenting child and for undoing the myth of black people as being rabidly homophobic. ”

I remind audiences that I'm in the fortunate position to make a film about my family. ”